En·te·ro·vi·rus

(en'tĕr-ō-vī'rŭs),

A large and diverse group of viruses (family Picornaviridae) that includes poliovirus types 1 to 3, coxsackieviruses A and B, echoviruses, and the enteroviruses identified since 1969 and assigned type numbers. They are transient inhabitants of the alimentary canal and are stable at low pH.

enterovirus

/en·tero·vi·rus/ (en´ter-o-vi″rus) any virus of the genus Enterovirus. enterovi´ral

Enterovirus

/En·tero·vi·rus/ (en´ter-o-vi″rus) enteroviruses; a genus of viruses of the family Picornaviridae that preferentially inhabit the intestinal tract, with infection usually asymptomatic or mild. Human enteroviruses were originally classified as polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, or echoviruses.

enterovirus

(ĕn′tə-rō-vī′rəs)

n.pl.enterovi·ruses

Any of a genus of picornaviruses, including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses, that infect the gastrointestinal tract and often spread to other areas of the body, especially the nervous system.

During the 13 -month period of June 2014 to June 2015, 710 patients younger than 90 days old were hospitalized for enterovirus or parechovirus meningitis across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland; 95% were due to enterovirus.

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